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Advice needed re o/h's career move!
I am having a bit of a dilemma here with my o/h....he's not currently working but he would really like his own business. He's worked for other people before, both in a team and on his own. The last job he had he just worked with one other person (the boss), when he took the job the bloke had made promises about both his…
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Upset unexperienced lorry driver...
Hi!My husband been made redundant,worked as a carpenter,loved the job so was gutted to being made redundant.Becouse carpenters job seems to dried up he thought to start looking for a job as a lorry driver(has d.licence class 2)Have to addmitt,quite few adverts on a market at the moment but after question about experience…
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New employer wants my P60, surely not right?
I just started a new job this week it was payday today and I've been paid in cash to the sum of £200 of £240.11 earned before deductions. He has apparently sent off for the employee pack from IR. It's my first job in this tax year so I have no P45, so he wants my P60 surely thats not right? What would be the appropriate…
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Commuting Question
Can anyone answer my question on commuting, I am obviously looking to save as much money as possible so would love feedback. I am going to be commuting from Grimsby to Lincoln daily, I have calculated car costs to be around 9 - 10 pound per day, however parking isnt provided so I will also have to pay approx £7 per day…
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Job Offer - Too Direct?
Problem solved! :-) Thanks peeps, I got the raise I wanted by asking direct! YAY!
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Remploy: Any advice?
I have just recovered from a long-term illness which prevented me from working since I left education in 2000. I am in the process of being referred to Remploy, who apparently help disabled/ill people find work. Does anyone have any stories or opinions on Remploy? I'm hoping that they can provide me with some kind of…
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What next
I guess im after some pointers really, i spent 2 years doing a btec in IT which i completed last year but partly due to me not thinking about it and not getting a job or some voluntary work at an early stage im without a job in IT. Im currently looking for jobs (not just IT but anything tht sounds interesting)and applying…
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Job for my partner
I now have a job which involves me getting up at 4am and getting home about 11:30am and it suits just fine. Me and my partner have 3 children which in September One is going to a special school. One is going to normal school One is going to nursery So my partner is after a job that she can do in the morning after the…
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Financial Adviser careers advice highly appreciated
Hi all, I'm a 21 year old business graduate (just graduating from university in Leeds), My dream is run my own IFA business one day. I had decided that i want a career in finance as an independent financial adviser but coming out of uni now i see that the market is not in a good state. I had planned to apply for trainee…
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Work dilemma- It's all going wrong ! advice please
Hi, Things are going so wrong at work and I really don't know what to do for the best. Six months ago i applied to manage the local branch of a retail chain which is a fairly small retail unit.I didn't get the job but I was taken on as a relief manager and worked in various branches until i had completed my training and…
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Job application dilemma - bad timing!
Hi all, I've been a longtime lurker but thought it was time I posted, as I need some advice! I work for a large company and have applied for and now been offered a slightly better job in a different department. I'm quite keen, but it's not 100% what I want, however I'm so fed up with my current role that it's very tempting…
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Help for new student
Dont know if this is in right thread- on behlaf of a freind My freind who is 21 and 6 months old, has handed in notice to leave her job in august, to start a college course of HND in business to therefore further here career options to get better job. She lives in her parents house with her mum dad and brother. Her dad…
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ex employer refusing to provide final payslip, P45 & P60...?
What can I do as my old employer is refusing to provide the above things. I know by law he has to, but despite many written and verbal requests he's not doing so. I've contacted local tax office, they can't do anything for me - is there anything I can actually do to get them?
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Difficult situation
I would be grateful for some advice on the following situation. I am a member of a board of trustees who employ a manager and other staff. At the last board meeting the Manager requested a meeting with the board as he wised to discuss some issues. A date has been set and the manager asked to bring along specific issues not…
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Assessment with John Lewis
Hello all, I have recently just applied for a job at John Lewis near me... I had a "Phone" interview this morning and have been invited to the join others in an Assessment in Bluewater, where the actual shop is, anyway my problem is I have only done one assessment before and that in no way would relate to what I would…
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After the interview?
What do people do after an interview? Do you just sit back and wait to hear something or remain in contact with the company by sending a letter/email thanking them for the opportunity of an interview? The reason I ask is that I had an interview today which I think went well. I really like the people who interviewed me and…
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ECDL course
I am currently unemployed, i dont have any decent GCSE grades and since school for the last 3 years i been on and off doing hairdressing but i just know that isnt me and having no experience and no qualifications in anything else is meaning i cant get a job especially in the situation as it stands!! I have seen an ECDL IT…
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P46 Clarification
My sister has received a P46 from her employer. Last October she filled one out as she was working to roles for two seperate companies, . She now works for one of these companies still and not the other. She has recently gone on Maternity leave and it asks her for how much she earns, does she put how much heer maternity…
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Lunch break
If you work a 7hr 45 min day are you by law meant to take a 45 minute lunch break ? Can an employer stipulate you take 45 minutes when 30 minutes would be sufficient ?
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Am I entitled to a break at work, 4.5 hr and 7hr shifts?
Hi Everyone, I'm just looking for some advice please? If I work two 4.5 hours and one 7 hour shift (not all at once) am I entitled to a break? My employer says not as i am getting paid for the full 4.5 or full 7hours shifts. She also said she does not want us leaving the premises as we might smoke, and they operate a…